THE BEE: OMAHA; THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1919.
ROTARIANS TELL
OF EXPERIENCES
AT CONVENTION
Delegations 'Welcomed Home
From Convention at Din
ner at Happy Hol
low Club.'
Goodfellowship marked the din
ner of the Omaha Rotary club last
night at the Happy Hollow club to
. welcome home the delegates to the
international convention of Rotary
clubs held last week tn Salt Lake
' City. An afternoon of golf preced
ed the dinner, after which several
of- the delegates told of the trip to
the convention city and the doings
there.
"The Sixteenth district, and es
pecially Omaha, made about tbe
best showing there," was the state
ment made by two of the delegates
who avowed that they were not ex
aggerating. "Our special train was
a great success and helped unite the
various clubs in the Sixteenth dis
trict," stated O. S. Goodrich, chair
man of the Omaha delegation-.
D. A. Johnson told of the merry
trip west'and of the fine reception
given them by the Denver and
Colorado Springs .Rotarians as the
.train passed through the Colorado
cities. Over . 100 autos were on
hand for the visitors' use when the
special train arrived in Denver at
7 o'clock in the morning.
Thomas Kelly, John Welch,
George Bannister and Dr. Atzen
.were the Omaha men who told of
the convention, while Fred- Gilles
pie of Cleveland, O., told what his
city could do' to welcome and pro-
vide for the Rotarians at the next
' annual convention for which Cleve
land is a strong bidder. Dr. Atzen
reproduced the more important
speeches made at the convention
by speakers from many countries.
About 4,000 delegates attended,
several hundred of whom were
from the Omaha district.
Sam Houser passed the cigars in
celebration of the arrival of a son
-.! at his home.
Former Husband Dead,
Divorced Wife Wants
The Decree Set Aside
Charlotte C. Knox, who obtained
a divorce from her husband, Henry
' Knox, in the district court May 13,
yesterday filed a motion in the com
to have the divorce decree set aside
because her former husband d'cd
in Des Moines on June 1.
This unusual proceeding is use
less, in the opinion of several law
yers consulted upon the subject. A
decree of divorce Cannot be set asil?,
they say, after one of the parties Is
dead.
Property Interests are said to be
the reasons for the motion to set
the decree aside.
Complete Returns Show
Light Vote Cast for New
$3,000,000. Road Project
Commissioners Plan to Rush Preliminary Work and
Start Construction as Soon as Possible County
Board Will Decide When to Start Paving, Probably
Main Highways Many Women Fail to Vote.
RESULT OF THE BOND ELECTION
Votes cast 7,724
Men voting for the bonds 4,722
- - Men voting against the bonds , .... 1,889
Women voting for the bonds............... 938
Women voting against the bonds... , 173
Total votes, for the bonds 5,660
Total votes against the bonds.. 2,064 .
Number of votes necessary to carry the bonds, (60 per cent of
total vote cast), 4.635. .
Majority of votes for the bonds above the number necessary to
carry them, 1,025.
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Working under aHverse con
ditions, euch as in a hot
kitchen, and this is one room
in the home which, of a ne
cessity, must be used every
day, is most unpleasant.
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Complete returns from the special
election Tuesday on the proposi
tion to issue $3,000,000 bonds to
pave 115 miles of County roads show
results as given herewith. '
The vote was extremely light.
There are between 35,000 and 40,000
registered men voters in Greater
Omaha. Only 7,724 votes were cast
in the whofe county, including the
women's vote of 1,113. Less than
half of the women who registered
for the election voted on the bond
proposition.
Election Commissioner Moorhead
will canvass the vote, beginning
this morning, and expects ro
complete that work by Saturday.
He will then certify the official
vote to the board of county com
missioners. Plan Immediate Action.
The board will lose no time in
taking the next step toward paved
roads, which will be the advertising
of the bonds for sale. It is neces
sary to advertise them for 30 days.
Work on specifications will be
pushed, so that bids can be adver
tised for as soon as the bonds are
sold.
An effort will be made to adver
tise the bonds and advertise for bids
simultaneously. This would save
30 days.
I am inclined to think this coule.
be done under the law,"-said Counry
Attorney Shotwell. "But I shall
have to look that up before advisi-g
the county commissioners to that
effect."
County commissioners and mem
bers of the Automobile club, Cham
ber of Commerce, Real Estate board
Rotary club and other organizations
which have been working hard for
the bonds are in high spirits.
"We will go ahead with all possi
ble speed," said County Conimis
sicner Compton. Actual work on
paving ought to start by the end of
September, allowing for all delays.
If we start advertising the bQnds
July 1, we can start advertising ic.r
bids August 1; bids can be let Sep
tember 1 and a few weeks later the
contractors can have the material
and men ready for work."
It is now "up to" the county
missioners to say which roads shall
be paved first. Mr. Compton said
he thought likely the first paving
would be done on the Lincoln high
way, starting at the end of the pav
ing a few miles this side of Elkhorn
and carrying it to -the county line.
Will Keep Some Bonds
At the same time paving can start
on two or three other roads if the
material and men are available. The
most likely to get first consideration
are the Omaha-Lincoln-Denver road,
west and south from Millard and
the Washington highway north of
Florence.
"We will sell only as large a block
of the bonds as we think we can
expend during the first year," said
Mr. Compton. "We aren't going
to sell the whole $3,000,000 at once
and then be paying interest on the
whole sum while it's lying idle."
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the materjals entering into J
their construction is the very -I
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good oaKer ana spienuiu gas
saver. A wide range of prices
makes a selection extremely
easy
$16.50, $26.50. $29.50
. ; $34.50, $45, $60 -and
$75. .
Gas Plates
$225, $.75, $4.50
and $8.00.
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UNITED STATES
FINISHES FORTS
ALONG BORDER
International Boundary Now
Is Country's First Real For
tified -k Frontier; Score of '
Posts Completed.
Washington, June 25. Comple
tion of forts 'and housing accom
modations along the Mexican bor
der, undertaken by the War depart
ment to ameliorate the trials of
the troops serving as patrols, will
give the United States its first rea",
fortified frontier. '
Regularly established army posts
along the international boundary
now total more than two scire
withpr obably as many more out
post,. positions, each accomodating
a troop of cavalry or an infantry
platoon. The three-year watch of
the American troops led the War
department finally to decide ,that
permanent housing should be fur
nished. The cost of this construction to
the government has been small.
Major General de Rosey C Cabell,
commanding the Southern depart
ment, was authorized to visit the
camps in his department which were
to be abandoned and to claim any
material needed. Entire buildings
wer e transported to the border and
re-erected by the troops. Only a
very small quantity, of new lumber
and equipment was used.
Official maps just issued by the
War department designate the fol
lowing points as "army posts":
California San Yeidor, Palm
City, Compo, Tecate and Calexico.
Arizona Yuma, Ajo, Arivaco,
Fort Nogales, Lochiel and Fort
Douglas. ,
Texas El faso, lort nancocK,
Hester's Ranch, Marfa, Candelario,
Fvettt's Ranch Ruisdosa, Terlingua,
Glenn Springs, Del Rio, Fort Clerk,
Eagle Pass, Indio Ranch, Delores
Mine, Laredo, Delorez Zapata,
Roma, Mission, Fort Ringgold, San
Benito. Camp Mercedes, Harling-
ton, Brownsville and Fort Brown.
Mayor Still Up In Air
Apout Delivery, of Ice
To Omahans Suiidays
TTnahl tn Arc'Ar Inch wpiffhtv
matter as to whether ice should be
delivered to a suffering humanity
on Sunday, particularly the ill,
Uivnr Smith nrhn rpntlv admitted
in a confidential letter his adminis
tration had been a failure, has ad
dressed a number of telegraphic in
nnirirs tn various cities, askinsr
whether ice is sold on Sunday.
1 xne mayor is cuniciupiauug iuc
submissiqn of--an ordinance to per
mit Sunriav deliverv of ice. but
wants to ' hold a conference with
Elmer Thomas and members of the
city commission before he an
nounces his decision on such a vital
issue. , . - '
Former Omaha Contractor ,
Dies at Home In Monroe, la.
Joseph I. Watt, 72 years old, a
former contractor of Omaha, died
Tuesday at his home in Monroe, la.
He is survived by a daughter, Miss
Anna J. Watt Mrs. Watt died
three years ago. Mr. Watt came
to Omaha in 1880, and followed
general contracting until November,
1918, when his health failed. Soon
thereafter he moved to Iowa,
RINGER REIGN
SUPPORTED BY
OMAHA Ci. UNION
Endorse Police Department
"Crusades" and the Admin-
istration of the Present
City Commissioners.
The following resolution, signed
by M W. Kocher, recording secre
tary of the Omaha Christian En
deavor union, was passed at a recent
meeting of the organization:
"Whereas, we believe in the integ
rity of J. Dean Ringer and are
firmly convinced that he is endeav
oring to stamp out all vice in the
city of Omaha, and, 1
"Whereas Malicious attacks are
directed against J. Dean Ringer for
the, purpose of discrediting him be
fore the citizens; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the Omaha
Christian Endeavor union go on
record as supporting the city admin
istration in the suppression of vice
and crime and that by this resolu
tion indicate to the city administra
tion and the city of Omaha that we
have full confidence in J. Dean
Ringer; and be it further
"Resolved, That a copy of the res
olution be presented to J. Dean
Ringer; that a copy be sent to each
of the, daily papers of Omaha find
that a copy of the same be spread
upon the minutes of the society."
ttoo Bound Over to District
Court On Car Theft Charge
Larry O'Neill, 4226 South Twenty-third
street, and L. Jones, Pacific
Junction la., arrested Sunday night
on the Douglas street bridge afrer
leading police a thrilling chase
through the downtown streets, we.'e
bound, over to the district court in
police court yesterday on a charge
of grand larceny. Their bonds were
fixed' at $750.
Police allege the two youths stole
an automobile belonging to E. L.
Barnum, 2918 South Tw.enty-thi: d
street They were riding In the m
chi'ne when arrested. . .
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RELL-ANS
CJfor INDIGESTION
Engineer Is Scalded
'When Engine Boiler
On U. P. Explodes
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Shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, and while "dead-heading" a
string of empty passenger cars into
Grand Island, near Schuyler, .the
boiler of the Union Pacific eng'ne
attached to the train exploded, the
escaping steam and water scalding
Engineer Norris. He was placed in
an automobile and hurried to a hos
pital in Columbus. The extent of
his injuries is not known.
The. Union Pacific train was mov
ing at a speed of .about 20 miles an
hour. About one-half mile east of
Schuyler, the fireman heard the
sound of escaping steam, and an in
stant later there was a loud explo
sion, followed by hot water and
steam coming up through the fire
box door. The fireman escaped unr
injured.
Word of the accident was tele
graphed Union Pacific headquarters
and immediately General Manager
Jeffers left on a special for Schuyler.
where he will institute an investi
gation to ascertain, if possible, the
cause of the explosion. I
Up to this time, no theory is ad
vanced as to the cause of the ex
plosion. It is said-that the engine
was one. that had recently passed
through the shops and was reported
in good repair.
Two years ago, and while pulling
a train, the boiler of a Union Pacific
engine exploded out on the Ne
braska division. An investigation
was made and it was never fully
determined why it blew up. Such
accidents are said to be rare.
Army Drive for Recruits
Continues ?:isldy Here
The drive of the Omaha army re
cruiting station for men to replace
soldiers of the army of occupation
in Germany, still continues and net
ted three recruits Tuesday.
In connection with the campaign
an army telescope, such as are used
to direct artillery fire, has been
mounted at Sixteenth and Harney
streets.' A poster.-fastened at the
top of the W. O: W. building, can
plainly be seen through . this tele
scope. '
Every Coffee Drinker
Should know how j
easily and healthfully
INSTANT
PQSTUM
takes the place of
coffee.
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jttrrs THE PACE FOR GROWING OMAHA '
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A desirable offering from our
Rug Department are these
Brussels Stair Carpets, come 27
inches wide, well woven in Ori
ental and Chinese patterns, in
soft hues of tan, green and blue.
Priced at, yard, $1.
THIRD FLOOR
T AME FASHION decrees the
Bathing Cap must be as
carefully chosen as though it
were millinery and one may
find here a most complete as
sortment to choose from, in
styles and colors to match
any costume.
MAIN FLOOR
Thursday, June 26th at 9 a. m.
Another Notable Sale of "1847 Rogers
Bros." Silver Flatware at Half Price
All in the Beautiful Vintage Pattern as Illustrated
THIS selling is the second of its kind this year. Moderately speaking, it is extraordinary some
$7,500 worth of plateware constitute the offerings. Women of Omaha and vicinity will
count this their supreme opportunity to select "1847 Rogers Bros." famous Vintage pattern table
flatware. There appears to be no likelihood of a repetition of another offering of this kind. Early
attendance Thursday is urged upon those desiringto participate in this very unusual. sale.
Every Item is Standard "1817 Rogers Bros." and Half Price
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Rogers" Teaspoons, ,
Rogers" Table Spoons,
Rogers" Dessert Spoons,
Rogers" Baby Spoons,
Rogers" Food Pushers, ,
Rogers" Berry Spoons,
Rogers" Bouillon Spoons,
Rogers" Sugar Shells,
Rogers" Beef Forks,
Rogers" Olive Spoons,
Rogers" Coffee Spoons,
Rogers" Ice Cream Spoons,
Rogers" Orange Spoons,
Rogers" Soup- Spoons,
Rogers" Oyster Forks,
Rogers" Pie Forks, . .
Rogers" Ind. Salad Forks,
Regular
, Price
set of 6, 3.25
set of fc, 6.50
set of 6, 6.00
each, .85
each, .85
each, 2.50
each, 5.75
each, 1.00
each, 1.40
each, 1.35
set of 6, 3.25
set of 6, 4.00
set of 6, 4.15
set of 6, 6.50
set of 6,4.15
set of 6, 6.00
set of 6, 6.00
Half
Price
1.63
3.25
3.00
.43
.43
1.25
2.88
.50
.70
.67
1.63
2.00
2.08
3.25
2.08
3.00
3.00
"1847 Rogers"
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Butter Knives,
Jelly Knives,
Pie Knives,
Cream Ladles,
Gravy Ladles,
Oyster Ladles,
Medium Ladles,
Sugar Tongs, v
Cucumber Server,
Child's Set,
Regular
Price
each, 1.00
each, 1.35
each, 3.40
each, 1.50
each, 2.00
each, 4.75
each, 6.00
each, 2.00
each, 3.25
each, 2.50
Salad Serving Forks, each, 3.25
jCake Forks, each, 1.70
Pie Servers, each, 3.25
Butter Spreads, set of 6, 5.00
Carving Set, 3-piece, 14.00
Steak Set, 3-piece, 9.25
Game Set, 2-piece, 10.25
Half V V
1.00
2.38
3.00
1.00
l63
1.25
1.63
.85
1.63
2.50
7.00
4.63
5.12
No mail or
phono .orders
accepted - ' on
the jtoma. -
Regular Half
Price Price
"1847 Rogers" Medium Knives,
"1847 Rogers" Medium Forks,
"1847 Rogers" Dinner Forks,
"1847 Rogers" Fruit Knives,
SOLID EMBOSSED
HANDLE
SET OF SIX-CHOICE
4.00
4.00
3.90
3.00
2.00
2.00
1.95
1.50
"1847 Rogers" Medium Forks, l n.t
"1847 Rogers" Dessert Forks, Handle
"1847 Rogers" Medium Forks, Hollow
"1847 Rogers" Dessert Forks, J Handle
Choice
Set
of 6
Regular Half
Price Price
6.50 3.25
6.00 3.00
9.7f. ' 4.88
9.50 4.75
KJhfD 'nce PreParmS for this sale
IV ULs toe have received a notice of
price increase as jollows: On and after
June 9, 1919, prices on 1847 Rogers Bros.
Flatware and Cutler) will be advanced
about 5. Retail prices will be on the
basis of 7.00- per dozen for Teaspoons;
other prices in proportion. We wish to stale
that we have not taken cognizance of this
new price list and that the regular selling
prices quoted here are the authorized cstab'
lished prices whibh went into effect Map 15.
MAIN FLOOR
700 New Smocks and Middies
Sale of the Stunning New Styles for Beach,
Porch and Country Wear Choice of & Groups
0 .95
0.95
r.95
A Wonderful Selection in This June Sale
NO vacation wardrobe is complete without
Smocks and Middies, most useful of hot
weather garments. This June sale brings
many beautiful styles to choose from ; round
necks and square effects with, large patch
pockets and belts, some embroidered, some
with smocking of silk floss, so blended that
Middies are of White Cotton
Drilling with Navy Collars and
Cuffs, some with Wool Collars and
trimmed in Braid with Emblems on
sleeve.
each style is very smart. Smocks are made
of Indian-head, Crash, Cotton Drilling and
Dotted Swiss, also fine Batiste and Cotton
Voile, embroidered Chinese Crepe. Colors
are Green, Rose, Copen, Trooper Blue, White
with colored combinations ; all sizest from 14
to 20 and 34 to 44.
The famous Jack Tar Middies,
at 2.95 and 3.95, are the most
correct for sport wear. ,
SECOND FLOOR BLOUSE DEPT.
Great 3 Day Summer Sale in the Bargain Basement
Begins Thursday, June 26. Three days of unusual bargain opportunities. Every person who
has summer merchandise to purchase should attend this bargain event and participate in the"
money savings it affords Basement.
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